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Re-Imagining the Olympics, Critiquing NBC's exclusive coverage

A Justice Department investigation found that Baltimore Police routinely discriminated against black citizens for years. How does Baltimore compare to other departments who’ve been investigated by the DoJ?

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A Justice Department investigation has found that Baltimore Police routinely discriminated against black citizens for years. Since 2000, the DoJ has scrutinized almost two dozen police forces around the country. How does Baltimore compare? And have reforms improved policing? Then, UC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi resigned Tuesday after being accused of nepotism, false statements, and misuse of student funds. Rising salaries and extravagant perks for university presidents are coming under increasing scrutiny during a time of increasing student tuition. Next, before the Olympics kicked off, critics were focused on whether first-time host Rio De Janiero could pull off the games. However, the criticism has shifted to a more familiar target: long-time exclusive Olympics broadcaster NBC. And, like other Olympic host cities before it, Rio has faced major cost overruns and a long list of problems. But does it have to be this way? Is it time to reimagine the Olympics. Finally, how do you know whether amusement park or water park rides are safe enough to ride?

A Justice Department investigation has found that the Baltimore Police Department has routinely discriminated against black citizens for years. The report issued Wednesday comes after a yearlong investigation following the death of Freddie Gray in April, 2015. Baltimore isn’t the only department that’s been investigated for biased policing by the Obama administration. Since 2000, the Department of Justice has scrutinized almost two dozen police forces around the country. How does Baltimore compare? And have reforms improved policing?

UC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi resigned Tuesday after being accused of nepotism, false statements, and misuse of student funds. UC Berkeley Chancellor Nicholas Dirks is also under investigation for using school funds for travel and other extravagances, including installing an escape hatch that enables him to tunnel out of the administration building during student protests. Rising salaries and extravagant perks for university presidents are coming under increasing scrutiny during a time of increasing student tuition.

Before the Olympics kicked off, critics were focused on whether first-time host Rio De Janeiro could pull off the games. However, the criticism has shifted to a more familiar target: long-time Olympics broadcaster NBC.

Rio de Janeiro struggled to prepare to host the Summer Olympic Games. Brazil is in a recession, and less than two months before the games began, Rio’s Governor had to declare a state of emergency to access funding for the preparations. Now some estimates put cost overruns for the Games at $ 1.6 billion. And despite the Olympic fanfare viewers watching at home see, a myriad of problems continue to spring up now that the Games are underway – shoddy housing arrangements, security scares, terrible traffic, polluted water, and of course, Zika...the list of problems goes on and on, as it seems to every Games. But does it have to be this way? It’s time to reimagine the Olympics.

A 10-year-old boy was killed earlier this week on a waterslide in Kansas City. The accident is raising a lot of questions about amusement park safety. As it turns out, there is very little regulation of water slides and roller coasters. Six states have no amusement park regulations at all. So how do you know whether amusement or water park rides are safe enough to ride?